Stark County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Stark County, North Dakota?
Only 39% of eligible citizens in Stark County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 65% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Stark County
In the November 2022 midterm, 9,146 of Stark County’s 23,367 eligible citizens voted: 39.1% turnout. That’s 2.2 points lower than North Dakota overall (41.3%) and 6.9 points lower than the national rate (46.0%). With 14,221 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.6 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 25.5 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Stark County ranks #9 of 53 counties in North Dakota for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks County | #6 | 34.4% | 2.9 |
| Cass County | #7 | 37.7% | 2.7 |
| Benson County | #8 | 38.8% | 2.6 |
| Stark County | #9 | 39.1% | 2.6 |
| Stutsman County | #10 | 39.7% | 2.5 |
| Mountrail County | #11 | 40.0% | 2.5 |
| Ransom County | #12 | 41.5% | 2.4 |
See all 53 North Dakota counties ranked →